The BME-MTA Magneto-optical Spectroscopy Research Group of the Department of Physics published two experimental studies in Scientific Reports. In their first study [1], they reveal the ferroelectric domain structure of polar magnets, and their effects on the magnetic skyrmions in the material. In their subsequent work [2], they report the first-time observation of an exotic magnetically ordered ground state, a so-called skyrmion lattice.

The event starts at 4pm, September 29, in the lecture hall F29 of the Institute of Physics.

Our colleague Károly Härtlein received the Trefort Ágoston Prize for his outstanding, long-term contributions in teaching and popularizing physics. This highly prestigious annual award is aimed to recognize efforts of professionals in education. Congratulations!

Alfred Zawadowski, member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, professor emeritus at our Department of Theoretical Physics, and former director of the Institute of Physics, died on Saturday, August 5, at the age of 82.

Alfred Zawadowski, “Fred”, was a unique, globally known, and highly respected figure of the Hungarian physics community. He established the research and teaching activities of modern condensed-matter physics within Hungary. He initiated new research directions, and inspired and educated multiple generations of physicists toward their scientific career. He transformed our Institute into an internationally renown centre of physics research and education, conveying exceptional theoretical and experimental results along the directions he initiated. His achievements were honoured from the government and the academy by several awards and prizes.

The demise of Fred Zawadowski is a tragic loss for the Hungarian physics community, especially our Institute. Colleagues, students and friends all mourn his death.